A New Year's Resolution

Hey everyone, hope you all had a good New Year's Eve last night, mine was rather uneventful but I suppose some times that happens. Anyway, that's not why I'm here today, I'm here to present my research findings to everyone.

So upon further searching in google of the words 'Tall Man' I was rewarded mostly with normal men who were just really tall. Not to be deterred, I scrolled down until I came across this picture someone had posted on Deviant Art by El Gostro:








This looked more promising and I decided to do some research on this character and see what I could find. Using what had been provided in the artwork's description, I typed into Google: 'Tall Man X Days' instead to see what I got.

One of the first things to show up caught my eye, and the title didn't even sound like it was related to the previous picture I had found. It said: "The Tall Gentleman-The Slender Man Wiki" That article was apparently recent and also lacked much information. It also mentioned twice that this creature was different from one known as Slender Man, the name on the Wiki. So I clicked that link and decided this would be a better route to read up on as his article was a lot more information heavy.

He was a pretty interesting read for sure and he seems to have been floating around the internet for a good year or two now that I can guess and while his fans have come up with all sorts of theories and stories about this creature, he still has an air of mystery surrounding him. I did watch some of the vlogs that had popped up dealing with him, mostly TribeTwelve and Marble Hornets, and those were probably some of the best sleepless night's I've had in a while. That Slender Man can be down right terrifying if portrayed right.

My unofficial conclusion on the matter is I think Shellie is likely using Slender Man in her project or something pretty close to him and the constant blood sweat and tears she's been putting into it are because she wants to portray an accurate vision of this creature. I know that's not a very strong theory, but I'll be back to school in a week or so and I'll be able to ask Shellie up front then about it.


Now then, for the resolution part of this tangent, I'm really, really, going to do my damnedest to update more frequently this year and get you guys up more snippets from my story collection to read. I mean, that's kind of the whole reason I started this blog in the first place. So expect a snippet hopefully sometime next week if not then at least this month, alright? Alright. Now get over those New Year's Eve hangovers, fasten your seat belts and lets all get ready for 2012.

-Alice

Back from an unofficial hiatus...

Holy crap things have been hectic lately. I got back to school and was literally swamped. I'm really sorry everyone for just disappearing off the face of the earth for a short stay. Guess I should fill you guys in...

Basically I've been having to step up my game on my studies due to parental concerns I would lose scholarships and well, right now is finals week.

I've also been trying to keep Shellie from falling back into her bad habits of working on her 'secret' project for about a week or so now. She's gotten jumpy about it again whenever I ask her questions. My thoughts still go back to that 'tall man' image that Claire caught a glimpse of some time ago, which Shellie won't elaborate on. What she did tell me it was the project was something she's been working on for a while now that she'll share when it's finished and that's all I've been able to gather.

Once these damn finals are over I think I'll do some research over winter break to see if I can find what she might be referencing in her story. Maybe that will help me understand her obsession with the project better. I was planning on working some on my book over break but we'll see how much time research takes me. Who knows, you guys might get a story out of me still, but at the moment consider my short story collection on hiatus.

-Alice

Thanksgiving Break

Will be heading for home soon, it's been aaages since I've seen my mom and slept in my own bed. In case anyone was wondering why I haven't posted recently it was because of school work again. To catch up on a few things, yes I'm still getting headaches. Also had a bloody nose two days ago and yesterday. -That- was fun for sure...I think it was the dry air of late fall that did it. Surprised the crap out of me though because that's never happened before. Started coughing too, probably from stress compromising my immunity and being out in the cold. Oh well, I can finally get some rest and maybe my head will stop hurting as a result...Hope Shellie and Claire have a good break as well.

-Alice

finally just calmed down...guh i feel like i'm gonna be sick. i've never had a dream that bad before. head feels like its been split open with an ax. matt said i woke up screaming and i feel like i just ran a marathon to save my life but...strange thing is i can't remember much of it. think i was running on dirt or something...dunno. god i wanted to relax this weekend...now i just wanna  hide under the covers and cry like a child.

Finally, a reprieve

Feels like forever since we last had a break off from classes, and by God do I need one. I've been so drained from projects, papers and the damnable headaches lately and its getting to the point of where I can't take it anymore. Hoping some time with Matt will do me some good. I've hardly gotten to spend any time with him this semester and I need to de-stress like a bitch if you catch my drift. I'll be spending the weekend at his apartment and should be back Sunday evening. Hopefully things will be going a little more smoothly by then-oh, he's here now to pick me up. Gotta go!

-Alice

Remember, remember...

In tradition with Guy Fox Day, I watched V for Vendetta with Claire. I could never tire of that movie. The message is timeless and holds true in today's society, plus V himself is quite entertaining. And the story told by Valerie gets me to cry every time I hear it. Such a perfectly written story and cast of characters. If you have not seen it yet I highly recommend you do, unless of course you can't watch someone else getting stabbed, in which case this movie isn't for you.

Also just remembered tomorrow is daylight savings, so hurrah for an extra hour of sleep. I'll be taking full advantage of that for sure. Maybe some extra sleep will help with all the head pain I've been having of late.

-Alice

Happy Halloween!

Despite these damn headaches putting a slight damper on me the last few days I still managed to get out and go Trick-or-Treating tonight. Say what you will, but I'm a firm believer you are never to old for free candy. Ever. That being said, I hope you all had a fun-filled evening tonight.

Also sorry I've managed to not post anything pertaining to my story collection in forever. No one ever let me know if they wanted to head any of the poems I had already, plus my classes have been working me ragged lately which does not help in the least in writing anything new. So let me know guys, feedback is good.

-Alice